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Muscicapidae Fleming, 1822

109372 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109372)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Aves (Class)
  7. Passeriformes (Order)
  8. Muscicapidae (Family)
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Passeriformes

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  1. Genus Alethe Cassin, 1859
  2. Genus Batis Boie, 1833
  3. Genus Brachypteryx Horsfield, 1821
  4. Genus Bradornis Smith, 1847
  5. Genus Cataponera Hartert, 1896
  6. Genus Catharus Bonaparte, 1850
  7. Genus Cercomela Bonaparte, 1856
  8. Genus Cercotrichas Boie, 1831
  9. Genus Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  10. Genus Chamaetylas Heine, 1860
  11. Genus Chapinornis Voelker, Bowie & Conway, 2016
  12. Genus Chlamydochaera Sharpe, 1887
  13. Genus Cichladusa Peters, 1863
  14. Genus Cichlherminia Bonaparte, 1854
  15. Genus Cichlopsis Cabanis, 1851
  16. Genus Cinclidium Blyth, 1842
  17. Genus Cochoa Hodgson, 1836
  18. Genus Copsychus Wagler, 1827
  19. Genus Cossypha Vigors, 1825
  20. Genus Culicicapa Swinhoe, 1871
  21. Genus Cyanoptila Blyth, 1847
  22. Genus Cyornis Blyth, 1843
  23. Genus Dioptrornis Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
  24. Genus Empidornis Reichenow, 1901
  25. Genus Enicurus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  26. Genus Entomodestes Stejneger, 1883
  27. Genus Eumyias Cabanis, 1851
  28. Genus Ficedula Brisson, 1760
  29. Genus Fraseria Bonaparte, 1854
  30. Genus Geomalia Stresemann, 1931
  31. Genus Grandala Hodgson, 1843
  32. Genus Heinrichia Stresemann, 1931
  33. Genus Hodgsonius Bonaparte, 1850
  34. Genus Horizorhinus Oberholser, 1899
  35. Genus Humblotia Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885
  36. Genus Irania de Filippi, 1862
  37. Genus Leucoptilon Sangster, Alström, Gaudin & Olsson, 2021
  38. Genus Melaenornis Gray, 1840
  39. Genus Monticola Boie, 1822
  40. Genus Muscicapa Brisson, 1760
  41. Genus Muscicapella Bianchi, 1907
  42. Genus Myadestes Swainson, 1838
  43. Genus Myioparus Roberts, 1922
  44. Genus Myophonus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  45. Genus Myrmecocichla Cabanis, 1851
  46. Genus Namibornis Meyer de Schauensee, 1931
  47. Genus Neocossyphus Fischer, 1884
  48. Genus Nesocichla Gould, 1855
  49. Genus Niltava Hodgson, 1837
  50. Genus Oenanthe Vieillot, 1816
  51. Genus Pinarornis Sharpe in Layard, 1876
  52. Genus Platycichla Baird, 1864
  53. Genus Platysteira Jardine & Selby, 1829
  54. Genus Pogonocichla Cabanis, 1847
  55. Genus Pseudocossyphus Sharpe, 1883
  56. Genus Psophocichla Cabanis, 1860
  57. Genus Rhinomyias Sharpe, 1879
  58. Genus Rhyacornis Blanford, 1872
  59. Genus Ripleyornis Voelker, Bowie & Conway, 2016
  60. Genus Saxicoloides Lesson, 1834 [=1831]
  61. Genus Sheppardia Haagner, 1909
  62. Genus Sholicola Robin, Vishnudas, Gupta, Rheindt, Hooper, Ramakrishnan & Reddy, 2017
  63. Genus Sialia Swainson, 1827
  64. Genus Sigelus Cabanis, 1851
  65. Genus Stiphrornis Hartlaub, 1855
  66. Genus Swynnertonia Roberts, 1922
  67. Genus Tarsiger Hodgson, 1845
  68. Genus Terpsiphone Gloger, 1827
  69. Genus Thamnolaea Cabanis, 1851
  70. Genus Trichixos Lesson, 1839
  71. Genus Tychaedon Richmond, 1917
  72. Genus Xenocopsychus Hartert, 1907
  73. Genus Zoothera Vigors, 1832
  74. Genus Aedonopsis Sharpe, 1883 accepted as Tychaedon Richmond, 1917
  75. Genus Aenante d'Orbigny, 1834 accepted as Oenanthe Vieillot, 1816
  76. Genus Aenanthe Vieillot, 1816 accepted as Oenanthe Vieillot, 1816
  77. Genus Aenanthe Pallas, 1771 accepted as Oenanthe Vieillot, 1816 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  78. Genus Aenanthus Giebel, 1872 accepted as Oenanthe Vieillot, 1816
  79. Genus Aenicura Blyth in Cuvier, 1840 accepted as Enicurus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  80. Genus Aenicurus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Enicurus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  81. Genus Allocoturus van der Hoeven, 1855 accepted as Enicurus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  82. Genus Brachypterix Brayley, 1827 accepted as Brachypteryx Horsfield, 1821
  83. Genus Butalis Boie, 1826 accepted as Muscicapa Brisson, 1760
  84. Genus Callena Fitzinger, 1863 accepted as Cinclidium Blyth, 1842
  85. Genus Callene Blyth, 1847 accepted as Cinclidium Blyth, 1842
  86. Genus Cassypha Giebel, 1872 accepted as Cossypha Vigors, 1825
  87. Genus Chaemarrhornis Agassiz, 1842 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  88. Genus Chaemarrornis Swinhoe, 1871 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  89. Genus Chaemorrhornis Sharp, 1891 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  90. Genus Chaemorrhous Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  91. Genus Chaemorrornis Jerdon, 1863 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  92. Genus Chaimarrhornis Sundevall, 1873 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  93. Genus Chaimarriornis accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  94. Genus Chaitairis Blyth, 1843 accepted as Niltava Hodgson, 1837
  95. Genus Chaitaris Hodgson, 1841 accepted as Niltava Hodgson, 1837
  96. Genus Chapinia Voelker & Bowie in Voelker, Huntley, Peñalba & Bowie, 2016 accepted as Chapinornis Voelker, Bowie & Conway, 2016 (junior homonym)
  97. Genus Charidylas Giebel, 1872 (Misspelling)
  98. Genus Chimarrhornis Beavan, 1867 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  99. Genus Choemarrhornis Giebel, 1872 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  100. Genus Choemorrhous Blyth, 1847 accepted as Chaimarrornis Hodgson, 1844
  101. Genus Cichlerminia Sclater, 1859 accepted as Cichlherminia Bonaparte, 1854
  102. Genus Cichloherminia Fitzinger, 1863 accepted as Cichlherminia Bonaparte, 1854
  103. Genus Cinchlerminia Clark, 1905 accepted as Cichlherminia Bonaparte, 1854
  104. Genus Cossipha Smith, 1849 accepted as Cossypha Vigors, 1825
  105. Genus Cossyphus Blyth, 1846 accepted as Cossypha Vigors, 1825
  106. Genus Cryptolopha Swainson, 1837 accepted as Culicicapa Swinhoe, 1871
  107. Genus Cryptolophus Giebel, 1872 accepted as Culicicapa Swinhoe, 1871
  108. Genus Culicapa Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885 accepted as Culicicapa Swinhoe, 1871
  109. Genus Cumycias Blyth, 1861 accepted as Eumyias Cabanis, 1851
  110. Genus Cuphopterus Hartlaub in Dohrn, 1866 accepted as Horizorhinus Oberholser, 1899
  111. Genus Cuphornis Giebel, 1872 accepted as Horizorhinus Oberholser, 1899
  112. Genus Cyanocincla Hume, 1873 accepted as Monticola Boie, 1822
  113. Genus Cyanoptyla Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Cyanoptila Blyth, 1847
  114. Genus Cyanornis Sundevall, 1872 accepted as Cyornis Blyth, 1843
  115. Genus Cyanosylvia Brehm, 1828 accepted as Luscinia Forster, 1817
  116. Genus Cyano-sylvia Brehm, 1828 accepted as Luscinia Forster, 1817
  117. Genus Cynornis Gray, 1846 accepted as Cyornis Blyth, 1843
  118. Genus Dimorpha Hodgson, 1841 (Unjustified (?) emendation)
  119. Genus Dromolaia Antinori, 1864 (Misspelling)
  120. Genus Dromolaia Giebel, 1874 (Misspelling)
  121. Genus Drymolaea Giebel, 1874 (Misspelling)
  122. Genus Enicura Lesson, 1839 accepted as Enicurus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  123. Genus Entomedestes Todd, 1931 accepted as Entomodestes Stejneger, 1883
  124. Genus Erythacus Gray, 1841 accepted as Erithacus Cuvier, 1800
  125. Genus Erythropygia Smith, 1836 accepted as Cercotrichas Boie, 1831
  126. Genus Eucnemidia Heine, 1860 accepted as Fraseria Bonaparte, 1854
  127. Genus Eumyas Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Eumyias Cabanis, 1851
  128. Genus Ficedula Möhring, 1758 accepted as Ficedula Brisson, 1760
  129. Genus Geocichla Gould, 1836 accepted as Geokichla Macklot, 1830
  130. Genus Geocincla Blyth, 1836 accepted as Geokichla Macklot, 1830
  131. Genus Geokichla Macklot, 1830 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  132. Genus Geo-Kichla Müller, 1835 accepted as Geokichla Müller, 1835
  133. Genus Geo-Kichla Macklot, 1830 accepted as Geokichla Macklot, 1830 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  134. Genus Goldana Gray, 1840 accepted as Brachypteryx Horsfield, 1821
  135. Genus Gossypha Lesson, 1828 accepted as Cossypha Vigors, 1825
  136. Genus Graudala Hodgson, 1844 accepted as Grandala Hodgson, 1843 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  137. Genus Henicurus Nitzsch, 1840 accepted as Enicurus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  138. Genus Ianthia Blyth, 1847 accepted as Luscinia Forster, 1817
  139. Genus Ixoreus Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Zoothera Vigors, 1832
  140. Genus Karoocichla Tilsey & Gaudin, 2023 accepted as Tychaedon Richmond, 1917 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  141. Genus Laxicola Wood, 1835 accepted as Saxicola Bechstein, 1802
  142. Genus Luscinia Möhring, 1758 accepted as Luscinia Forster, 1817
  143. Genus Luscinia Bartram, 1791 accepted as Luscinia Forster, 1817
  144. Genus Marisca Gistl, 1848 accepted as Cossypha Vigors, 1825
  145. Genus Menetica Cabanis, 1867 (Unjustified (?) emendation)
  146. Genus Merula Koch, 1816 accepted as Turdus Linnaeus, 1758
  147. Genus Miltava Hodgson, 1841 accepted as Niltava Hodgson, 1837
  148. Genus Mirmecocichla Des Murs in Chenu, 1854 accepted as Myrmecocichla Cabanis, 1851
  149. Genus Miyophoneus Boie, 1857 accepted as Myophonus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  150. Genus Monticula Antinori, 1864 accepted as Monticola Boie, 1822
  151. Genus Muscicapa Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Muscicapa Brisson, 1760
  152. Genus Myiadectes Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Myadestes Swainson, 1838
  153. Genus Myiadestes Gray, 1840 accepted as Myadestes Swainson, 1838
  154. Genus Myidestes Swainson, 1838 accepted as Myadestes Swainson, 1838
  155. Genus Myiedestes Sharpe, 1903 accepted as Myadestes Swainson, 1838
  156. Genus Myiesthes Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Myadestes Swainson, 1838
  157. Genus Myiophoneus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822 accepted as Myophonus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  158. Genus Myiophonus Boie, 1928 accepted as Myophonus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  159. Genus Myophone Severtzov, 1873 accepted as Myophonus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  160. Genus Myophoneus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1839 accepted as Myophonus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  161. Genus Myophorus Boie, 1828 accepted as Myophonus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  162. Genus Nematura Agassiz, 1846 [2] accepted as Luscinia Forster, 1817
  163. Genus Nemura Hodgson, 1844 accepted as Luscinia Forster, 1817 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  164. Genus Oenanthe Pallas, 1771 accepted as Oenanthe Vieillot, 1816 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  165. Genus Oenicura Blyth, 1841 accepted as Enicurus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  166. Genus Oenicurus Voigt in Voigt-Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Enicurus Temminck in Temminck & Laugier, 1822
  167. Genus Pentholaea Cabanis, 1851 accepted as Myrmecocichla Cabanis, 1851
  168. Genus Petrocichla Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 (Misspelling)
  169. Genus Petrocinchla Blasius, 1862 (Misspelling)
  170. Genus Petrocinella Venezia, 1898 (Misspelling)
  171. Genus Petrocyncla Lafresnaye, 1839 (Misspelling)
  172. Genus Phaeornis Sclater, 1859 accepted as Myadestes Swainson, 1838
  173. Genus Prosorinia Hodgson, 1841 accepted as Cochoa Hodgson, 1836
  174. Genus Pseudalethe Beresford, 2003 accepted as Chamaetylas Heine, 1860 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  175. Genus Pseudocossyphus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884 accepted as Neocossyphus Fischer, 1884
  176. Genus Ripleyia Voelker & Bowie in Voelker, Huntley, Peñalba & Bowie, 2016 accepted as Ripleyornis Voelker, Bowie & Conway, 2016
  177. Genus Salsolicola Oatley, 2004 accepted as Karoocichla Tilsey & Gaudin, 2023 accepted as Tychaedon Richmond, 1917 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  178. Genus Saxicolides Gray, 1841 accepted as Saxicoloides Lesson, 1834 [=1831]
  179. Genus Scyrornis Gistl, 1848 accepted as Sialia Swainson, 1827
  180. Genus Siala Lesson, 1831 accepted as Sialia Swainson, 1827
  181. Genus Sialis Lafresnaye, 1839 accepted as Sialia Swainson, 1827
  182. Genus Siphya Blyth, 1842 (Misspelling)
  183. Genus Tarsiger Hodgson, 1844 accepted as Tarsiger Hodgson, 1845 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  184. Genus Tendus Hayes, 1775 accepted as Turdus Linnaeus, 1758
  185. Genus Trichixus Agassiz, 1846 (unaccepted)
  186. Genus Trichoxos Gray, 1869 (unaccepted)
  187. Genus Turus Gloger, 1841 (unaccepted)
  188. Genus Tychaëdon Richmond, 1917 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  189. Genus Xanthopygia Bonaparte, 1850 (unaccepted, Misspelling)
  190. Genus Alseonax Cabanis, 1851 (uncertain, unassessed)
  191. Genus Bradyornis Sundevall, 1850 (uncertain, unassessed)
  192. Genus Campicoloides Roberts, 1922 (uncertain, unassessed)
  193. Genus Charidhylas Bonaparte, 1854 (uncertain, unassessed)
  194. Genus Dorisella Walters, 1980 (uncertain, unassessed)
  195. Genus Dorisornis Walters, 1980 (uncertain, unassessed)
  196. Genus Dromolaea Bonaparte, 1850 (uncertain, unassessed)
  197. Genus Erythromyias Sharpe, 1879 (uncertain, unassessed)
  198. Genus Geokichla Müller, 1835 (uncertain, unassessed)
  199. Genus Hylocharis Müller, 1835 (uncertain, unassessed)
  200. Genus Muscicapula Blyth, 1843 (uncertain, unassessed)
  201. Genus Myiomela Gray, 1846 (uncertain, unassessed)
  202. Genus Oreocossypha Wolters, 1983 (uncertain, unassessed)
  203. Genus Petrocincla Vigors, 1825 (uncertain, unassessed)
  204. Genus Phoenicuropsis Wolters, 1980 (uncertain, unassessed)
  205. Genus Prosheppardia Wolters, 1983 (uncertain, unassessed)
  206. Genus Schwaneria Bonaparte, 1857 (uncertain, unassessed)
  207. Genus Siphia Hodgson, 1837 (uncertain, unassessed)
  208. Genus Vauriella Wolters, 1980 (uncertain, unassessed)
  209. Genus Zanthopygia Blyth, 1847 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Fleming 1822 in www.zoonomen.net, Vigors, 1825 in some other sources  
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Fleming 1822 in www.zoonomen.net, Vigors, 1825 in some other sources [details]
IRMNG (2022). Muscicapidae Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109372 on 2026-10-03
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2012-01-29 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2022-05-18 19:38:04Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record www.zoonomen.net [details] 

extant flag source Parker 82, PaleoDB [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Aves (Class) > Neornithes (Subclass) > Neognathae (Superorder) > Passeriformes (Order) > Oscines (Suborder) > Muscicapidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Flycatchers, nonmarine. Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) - presumably error. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Pliocene-Recent (extant) [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given as Fleming 1822 in www.zoonomen.net, Vigors, 1825 in some other sources [details]
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